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Table of Contents

General Exhibitor Rules………………………………………………………………………………………..……….3

4-H Club Exhibits ..……………………………………………………………………………………………………….4

Citizenship, career, health, communications, and safety ……………………………………………….4

Crafts …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 5

Electricity……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5

Fine arts ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..6

Flowers ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6

Food …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………... 7

Fruits or vegetables grown in containers ……………………………………………………………………. 7

Garden fruits or vegetables ……………………………………………………………………………………... .7-8

Indoor gardening………………………………………………………………………………………….……………...8

Landscaping …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….….8

Literary work……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….9

Needlework ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...9

Pet care …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….10

Photography ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 10

Sewing ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11

“Cloverbud”– Grades K-3 ………………………………………………………………………………………12-13

Exhibitor Tags……………………………………………………………………………………………………….14-17

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General Exhibitor Rules

All entries must be received from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm on Friday, September 18 or 9:00

am to 11:00 am on Saturday, September 19 at the 4-H Tent at the Camden County

Fair located at Camden County College, Blackwood. All exhibits must remain in

place, and cannot be removed from display until Sunday, September 20 at 5:00 pm.

Entry is open to anyone: 4-H members and volunteers, and the general public.

Exhibitor tags, securely fastened, must accompany all entries. Tags will be available at the

4-H Office until Friday, September 11, and at Camden County College during fair setup.

Every reasonable precaution will be taken to protect entries while they are on exhibit at

Camden County College, but projects are entered at the risk of the exhibitor.

A entries (with the exception of “Cloverbud” exhibit) will be judged by the Danish system,

placing Excellent, Very Good, and Good. A Best in Show Ribbon will be awarded in each

category and in each age category at the discretion of the judges. Honorable Mentions

(second places) also will be awarded at the discretion of the judges.

Exhibits divided into three age categories. Please enter grade completed in June 2015.

“Cloverbud exhibit”: Children in grades K-3. These are not judged. They are intended

to showcase projects of younger children. “Cloverbud” exhibits will receive a participation rib-

bon. See pages 13-14 for project sections. Use yellow exhibitor tags.

Junior youth grades 4-8: Use green exhibitor tags.

Senior youth grades 9-13: Use blue exhibitor tags.

Adults: Use white exhibitor tags.

All entries must be the work of the exhibitor.

The judges’ decisions are final.

All entries must be appropriate and in good taste.

For more information please call the 4-H Office at 856-216-7130, email

Kinsey@aesop.rutgers.edu, or check out our website at www.camdencounty4h.com

The 4-H Youth Development Program is part of Rutgers Cooperative Extension . 4-H educational programs are offered to all youth, grades K-

13, on an age-appropriate basis, without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. For additional infor-mation contact 856-566-2900 or www.nj4h.rutgers.edu

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4-H Club Exhibits

**Entry in this category is open only to Camden County 4-H Clubs.**

Exhibits must be in place by Saturday, September 19 at 10:00 am.

4-H Members must plan and set up the display with guidance from leaders.

No individual awards will be given.

Entries will be judged on the Danish System with Best in Show awarded at the judges’ dis-

cretion. Cloverbud clubs will not be judged but will receive a participation ribbon.

Exhibitor tags must be attached to the exhibit.

Entries will be evaluated according to a scoring rubric.

Citizenship, Career, Health, Communication and Safety

1. Citizenship

Poster or display about a community service project you participated in

Other citizenship entry

2. Career Education

Poster or display about careers

Poster or display about a single career

Other career entry

3. Communication

Poster or display about communication

4. Health

Poster or display about nutrition

First aid kit for home or car

Poster or display illustrating health issue

5. Safety

Bicycle safety

Fire safety

Other safety

6. Physical Fitness

Poster or display

7. Stress Communication

Poster or display showing ways to relieve stress

Poster or display showing effects of stress on your body

8. Promote 4-H

Complete 4-H project book, in a binder

Poster or display showing 4-H activities you promoted

9. Any other citizenship, career, health, communication, or safety display.

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Crafts Entry must specify if a kit was used.

1. Anything made from Duct tape

2. Art from recycled materials

3. Basketry (must be hand woven)

4. Candle Making

5. Ceramics

6. Collage

7. Collections

8. Construction Art (lego, erector set, ect)

9. Decoupage

10. Diorama

11. Doll Making (doll clothes go under sewing)

12. Graphic Art (block prints, silkscreens, not clothing)

13. Greeting card (not made on computer)

14. Jewelry

15. Leather Craft

16. Metal Arts

17. Model

18. Mosaic tile

19. Mural madness

20. Paper craft

21. Paper mache 24. Shell Art

22. Pottery 25. Stone Craft

23. Scrapbook Page 26. Any other craft entry

Electricity

Any electrical item must be accompanied by a written explanation of what it is used for and

how it works.

1. Display board of wire sizes and types, labeled

3. Display board of wire splices, labeled

4. Test lamp

5. Gizmo board

6. Map of home wiring circuits

6. Portable utility lamp

7. Model rheostat

8. Model motor

9. SCR lamp control

10. Quiz board

11. Strobe light control

12. Morris code practice set

13. Any other electrical entry

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Fine Arts

All paintings and drawings must be framed or mounted on heavy cardstock or poster

board and ready for hanging.

1. Oil painting

2. Water color painting

3. Acrylic painting

4. Tempra painting

5. Pen and ink drawing

6. Charcoal drawing

7. Pencil drawing

8. Mixed media drawing

9. Sculpture

10. Calligraphy

11. Any other fine art work

Flowers

EXHIBITOR MUST FURNISH—Jar or vase for size suitable for flowers

Flowers must be labeled on tag or accompanying card

Flowers must be grown by the exhibitor

1. Roses (5-10 blooms)

2. Any 1 annual flower (5-10 blooms)

3. Any 1 perennial flower (5-10 blooms)

4. Arrangement of mixed garden flowers

5. Miniature arrangement 6” high maximum

6. Basket of flowers arranged for effect (no height maximum)

7. Any other floral entry

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Food

All entries must specify if entry was made from scratch or if a mix was used. A recipe card

must be included with all entries.

Perishable food items must be entered on Friday, August 2 between 9am and 11am.

1. Cakes

2. Decorated cakes

3. Candy

4. Pies

5. Cookies

6. Bread, rolls, muffins, or biscuits

7. Jellies or jams

8. Pickles

9. Other food item

Fruits and Vegetables Grown in a Container

Must be displayed in the container in which they are grown.

Variety of fruit or vegetable must be labeled on tag or accompanying card.

Watering is the responsibility of the exhibitor.

Garden Fruits and Vegetables

Exhibitor must have the correct number of specimens.

Variety of fruit or vegetable must be labeled on tag or accompanying card.

Entry must be grown by the exhibitor.

All entries will be displayed on the provided paper plates.

1. Beans (10 pods)

2. Beets (3 roots)

3. Cabbage (1 head)

4. Carrots (3 roots)

5. Celery (2 stalks)

6. Corn (3 specimen—Do Not Strip!)

7. Cucumbers (3 specimen)

8. Eggplant (1 specimen)

9. Onions (3 specimens—Do Not Strip!)

10. Peppers (3 specimen)

11. Potatoes (3 tubers) (cont’d)

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12. Pumpkin (1 specimen)

13. Squash (2 specimen)

14. Tomatoes (3 specimen)

15. Melon (1 specimen)

16. Herbs (5 stems)

17. Peaches (3 specimen)

18. Berries (1 cup)

19. Apples (3 specimen)

20. Any other vegetable (3 specimen)

21. Any other fruit (3 specimen)

Indoor Gardening

Exhibit must be labeled with variety of plants.

Watering is the responsibility of the exhibitor.

1. Terrarium, may be collected mater ials

2. One stem of leaf cutting rooted in pot

3. One young established houseplant from leaf or stem cutting

4. Mature house plant cared for by the exhibitor for at least 3 months

5. Dish garden arranged in an interesting scene or design

6. Corsage

7. Winter bouquet

8. Centerpiece—Christmas greens

9. Dried arrangement

10. Sprouts

11. Herbs

12. Any other indoor gardening item

Landscaping

1. Landscape plan of home and yard, showing plants.

2. Any other landscape design.

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Literary Work

2 copies of the entry must be submitted. One of the copies must have no identifying infor-

mation other than the entrant’s grade completed in school. The other copy is to be mounted

on poster board for display.

Entries may include pictures or artwork.

Entries should be typed (double spaced, one side of the paper), but neatly written entries

will also be accepted

Entries will be judged on content, creativity, originality, neatness, and spelling. Comments

will be put only on the second copy, which will not be displayed.

1. Poetry

2. Fiction (shor t stor ies, humor , etc.)

3. Non—fiction (essays, ar ticles, etc. on any topic)

4. Any other literary work

Needlework

Entry must specify if a kit was used.

1. Needlepoint

2. Plastic canvas

3. Crochet

4. Knitting

5. Macramé

6. Latch hook

7. Embroidery

8. Cross stitch

9. Other yarn or thread art

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Pet Care

1. Poster about natural characteristics (habitat, lifespan, etc.) of your animal, it’s life his-

tory, or basic pet care.

2. Kit of pet first aid or grooming supplies and equipment. Include at least 6 items and a

list of the items and how they are used. This could be a physical kit or a poster or display.

3. Any other pet care entry.

Photography

PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE FRAMED OR MOUNTED ON HEAVY CARDSTOCK

OR POSTER BOARD AND READY FOR HANGING

Photographs must be taken by the exhibitor.

There is a limit of 3 entries per category and a total limit of 9 photography entries per

exhibitor.

Name of exhibitor must be on the back of mounted exhibit.

Digitally enhanced photos must be entered under Computer Science (page 5). This

excludes cropping of the photo, but includes removal of red eye, and any other color or pho-

to enhancement.

Optional**Any labeling on the matting or frame should be typed or neatly written.

Optional** a 3”x5” card may be attached explaining the picture and how it was taken.

1. Group of 3 or more color photos that tell a story.

2. Group of 3 or more black and white photos that tell a story.

3. Portrait, color or black and white.

4. Animal photography

5. Model horse photography

6. Camden County landmark

7. New Jersey Landmark

8. Photograph of 4-H event

9. Landscape photography

10. Any other single color photograph

11. Any other single black and white photograph

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Sewing

For garments exhibitor must furnish a metal or plastic coated metal hanger for dis-

play.

1. Garments

Pants, shorts, skirts with elastic or drawstring waistband

Apron with elastic or drawstring waistband

Shirt, top, or blouse with casing or simple closure

Costume, night clothes, or dress with casing or simple closure

“Instant” top, skirt, or dress using pre-shirred fabric or cut out

Other simple garment

2. Accessories

Travel caddy, bed caddy, sewing caddy, or pocket on beach towel

Pot holder or oven mitt

Pillow

Quilt

Tote bag, laundry bag, or purse

Wall hanging

Accessory

Other item (not a garment)

3. Hand stitched item

Hand stitched large item

Sampler with a variety of hand stitches, buttons, or patches

Hand stitched large item

4. Formal Wear

Special occasion garment sewn by the exhibitor

5. Design

A purchased garment or textile with applied design (ex. Stenciling, smocking, appli-

qué, tie-dye, sweatshirt decoration, etc.)

A garment or textile created/woven from an original design

Recycled or remade garment with “before” photo or drawing

6. Sewing sampler

Types of seams (labeled on board)

Types of stitches (hand or machine, labeled on board)

Types of fabric (labeled on board)

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“Cloverbud” (Grades K-3)

Children in grades K-3 may exhibit in the following sections only. “Cloverbud” exhib-

its will not be judged but receive a participation ribbon.

1. “Cloverbud” - Animals

Collage of different animals

Calendar of your pet’s care and feeding

Poster of animals with body parts labeled

Other animal related item

2. “Cloverbud” - Health and Safety

Bike safety poster

Poster of fire escapes in your home

Other health and safety related item

3. “Cloverbud” - Our Community

Map of your town listing important buildings and places

Collage of different jobs or careers

Other community related item

4. “Cloverbud” - Recreation

Rhythm instrument

Other recreation item

5. “Cloverbud” - Science

Collection of insects found at home (labeled on board or in jars)

Homemade meter stick

Display about solar system

Other science item

6. “Cloverbud” - Sewing and Creative Arts

Machine sewing project

Hand sewing project

Needlecraft

Collage of types of stitches, labeled on board

Collage of types of seams, labeled on board

Other sewn item

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“Cloverbud” (Grades K-3)

Children in grades K-3 may exhibit in the following sections only. “Cloverbud” exhib-

its will not be judged but receive a participation ribbon.

7. “Cloverbud” - Photography (must be mounted or framed and ready for hanging)

Black and white photo

Color photo

Group of at least 3 pictures, mounted together that tells a story, with appropriate

caption

8. “Cloverbud” - Arts and Crafts

Painting or drawing

Sculpture or ceramics

Model from kit

Collage or diorama

Graphic art (block prints, silk screen, etching, etc.)

Pottery or mosaic tile

Jewelry or shell art

Stone or leather craft

Paper craft or scrapbook page

Art from recycled materials

Candle making

Collections

Greeting card (not done on computer)

Any other craft entry

9. “Cloverbud” - Fruits and Vegetables

Beans (10 pods)

Cabbage (1 head)

Carrots (3 roots)

Corn or Onions (3 specimen Don’t Strip)

Cucumbers, Peppers, Potatoes, Tomatoes, or Peaches (3 specimen)

Pumpkin (1 specimen)

Squash (2 specimen)

Herbs (5 stems)

Berries (1 cup)

Any other fruit or vegetable (3 specimen)

10. “Cloverbud” - Any other “Cloverbud” Exhibit—please include title on entry card

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EXHIBIT TAG – CLOVERBUD

CAMDEN COUNTY

CLOVERBUD DIVISION

Section ________________________________

Name of Item ___________________________

Exhibitor’s Name _______________________

Grade ________ 4-H Club________________

Exhibitor’s Town________________________

Judges’ Comments:

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Bottom Half for 4-H office

CLOVERBUD DIVISON Section ___________

Name of item_____________________________

Exhibitor’s Name _________________________

Grade_____ 4-H Club______________________

Town____________________________________

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EXHIBIT TAG – GRADES 4-8

CAMDEN COUNTY

Division Name:_________________________

Section ________________________________

Name of Item ___________________________

Exhibitor’s Name _______________________

Grade ________ 4-H Club________________

Exhibitor’s Town________________________

Judges’ Award: EX VG G

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Grades 4-8 Bottom half for 4-H office

Division Name_________________ Section ___________

Name of item_____________________________

Exhibitor’s Name _________________________

Grade_____ 4-H Club______________________

Town____________________________________

Judges’ Award: EX VG G

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EXHIBIT TAG – GRADES 9 - 13

CAMDEN COUNTY

Division Name:____________________________

Section __________________________________

Name of Item _____________________________

Exhibitor’s Name _________________________

Grade ________ 4-H Club__________________

Exhibitor’s Town_________________________

Judges’ Award: EX VG G

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Grades 9 - 13 Bottom half for 4-H office

Division Name_________________ Section ___________

Name of item________________________________

Exhibitor’s Name ____________________________

Grade_____ 4-H Club_________________________

Town_______________________________________

Judges’ Award: EX VG G

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EXHIBIT TAG – ADULT

CAMDEN COUNTY

Division Name:______________________________

Section _____________________________________

Name of Item ________________________________

Exhibitor’s Name ____________________________

4-H Club____________________________________

Exhibitor’s Town_____________________________

Judges’ Award: EX VG G

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ADULT Bottom half for 4-H office

Division Name_________________ Section ________

Name of item_______________________________

Exhibitor’s Name ___________________________

4-H Club___________________________________

Town______________________________________

Judges’ Award: EX VG G